Disappearing Dictionary by CRYSTAL, DAVID
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Category: Reference
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dia ...Show more
Eat Me: A Natural and Unnatural History of Cannibalism (HB) by Bill Schutt
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Category: Reference | Series: Wellcome
Cannibalism. It's the last, greatest taboo: the stuff of urban legends and ancient myths, airline crashes and Captain Cook. But while we might get a thrill at the thought of the black widow spider's gruesome mating habits or the tragic fate of the nineteenth-century Donner Party pioneers, today cannibal ...Show more
Ecomazes by Roxie Munro
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Category: Reference
Roxie Munro takes kids on an exciting and informative journey through 12 incredible ecosystems, from lush evergreen forests to colourful coral reefs, from the frozen tundra to hot desert sands. And to make things even more fun - and challenging - every bright and bold maze features hidden animals that b ...Show more
Edupreneur: Unleashing Teacher Led Innovation in Schools by Tait
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Category: Reference
If you can change education, you can change the world Edupreneur gives teachers the "how." You already know what needs to be done to improve education, but you may lack the support and processes to bring it to life and that's where this book comes in. You'll walk through the four stages of innovation dr ...Show more
Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin
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Category: Reference
In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences - a theory of gravity, matter, space and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was 'the most valuable theory of my life', and 'of incomparable beauty'. It describes the evolution of the Unive ...Show more
Elephants on Acid From Zombie Kittens to Tickling Machines: The Most Outrageous Experiments from the History of Science by Alex Boese
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Category: Reference
Have you ever wondered if a severed head retains consciousness long enough to see what happened to it? Or whether your dog would run to fetch help, if you fell down a disused mineshaft? And what would happen if you were to give an elephant the largest ever single dose of LSD? The chances are that someon ...Show more
The Enemy WithinA History of Espionage by Terry Crowdy
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Category: Reference
To gain the upper hand in conflict the ability to know what your enemy is planning is vital. Massive amounts of money have been spent and many lives have been lost in pursuit of this objective. From biblical times to the present day, leaders have employed espionage on and off the battlefield in the ques ...Show more
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
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Category: Reference
THE SUNDAY TIMESNUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent 'Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky ...Show more
Eureka Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Ancient Greeks but Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Jones
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Category: Reference | Series: Classic Civilisations
The ancient Greeks gave us our alphabet and much of our scientific, medical and cultural language; they invented democracy, atomic theory, and the rules of logic and geometry; laid the foundations of philosophy, history, tragedy and comedy; and debated everything from the good life and the role of women ...Show more
Even More Things That Nobody Knows : 501 Further Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything by William Hartston; James Nightingale (Editor)
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Category: Reference
There are many, many more things that nobody knows...! Why do we have five fingers? Do animals have a sense of humour? Did the universe have a beginning? What causes déjà vu? Why do cats purr? How fast did dinosaurs move? In Even More Things That Nobody Knows, William Hartston once again explores the li ...Show more
Events That Shaped History by HINKLER
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Category: Reference | Series: History Makers